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Orlando Magic interim coach James Borrego planned to emphasize to his players the need to begin the first quarter with more intensity and focus prior to their home game Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Two nights earlier, the Magic trailed the Atlanta Hawks 21-5 early in the first quarter in Atlanta. "The start of the game has to improve: more urgency, more attention to detail, more pride about getting off to a good start," Borrego said. "We're going to have to try to rally the troops. There's going to have to be a group that's ready to go to put pressure on all of us to perform better. Our second unit will be ready, whether it's at the...

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Orlando Magic interim coach James Borrego planned to emphasize to his players the need to begin the first quarter with more intensity and focus prior to their home game Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets.
Two nights earlier, the Magic trailed the...

ATLANTA — It's no secret the Magic admire the five-time champion San Antonio Spurs. If they don't land a Tim Duncan in the near future, they might want to model themselves after another team: the Atlanta Hawks.The Hawks look like San Antonio East — just...

The Magic were missing some offensive and defensive depth Friday night against the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Hawks because of injuries.
Shooting guard-small forward Evan Fournier was a late scratch with a sore right hip.
Fournier joined small...

Perhaps no one on the Orlando Magic or Philadelphia 76ers felt happier to play Sunday night than the Sixers' Jason Richardson.
For him, every game from now on is a gift.
In February 2013, Richardson underwent DeNovo NT Graft surgery to implant cartilage...

Now that the Magic will go with James Borrego as their (interim) coach for the rest of the season, here are 5 things that the team needs to do:
BORREGO A GO? Give Borrego a chance to keep the job. While the Magic are expected to look for a proven...

The Magic's slow start in their last two games has the coach and players wondering what they can do differently.
The Magic (16-39) never recovered after the Wizards raced to a 28-16 lead in Monday night's loss in Washington, D.C.
Interim coach James...

James Borrego has served as the Orlando Magic's interim head coach for just three games now, but on Wednesday he underwent an NBA coaching rite of passage: reminding his players about the importance of staying in shape during the All-Star break.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — When Victor Oladipo was growing up in the suburban Washington area, he often wondered what it might be like to play for the Wizards.
"Isn't that what you kind of dream about as a kid?" he said.
Playing against the Wizards is...

First cousins and Orlando Magic teammates Tobias Harris and Channing Frye attended their grandfather's funeral Friday. They gathered with their relatives at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Brooklyn to celebrate the life of John Mulzac, the Tuskegee Airman...

Tobias Harris could not have asked for a better opportunity to lift the Orlando Magic to a pulse-pounding win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.Teammate Nikola Vucevic missed a jumper, but the ball ricocheted directly to Harris in the restricted area...

Sure looks strange for the Magic to hold tryouts with the NBA season already in progress.
Jacque Vaughn, though, gives you the feeling he'll play anyone who knows what to do when the other team has the ball. Mainly, not faint.
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Trade winds have been blowing in the NBA for some time this season.
Magic GM Rob Hennigan is no stranger to making deals. The Magic could use a rim-protecting power forward (who couldn't?) and a go-to wing (Andrew Wiggins, we never knew ye).
Here's my...

No one expected the Orlando Magic to become a force and dunk on an unsuspecting NBA the way Nik Vucevic did against Pau Gasol.
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The Orlando Magic signed Channing Frye to a four-year, $32 million contract in July to stretch the floor, create space for Nikola Vucevic down low, open driving lanes for perimeter players and knock down 3-pointers.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Already struggling on offense, the reeling Orlando Magic entered their difficult game Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers without two of their top scoring threats, forward Tobias Harris and swingman Evan Fournier.
Harris...

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The question to Jacque Vaughn this morning centered around the importance of playing well at home now that the Orlando Magic are about to begin a four-game homestand.
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The Magic faced the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, and it was impossible to tell which team is tanking.The Magic just wiped out the modest progress they had been making. They hit the low point of the season and in the Dwight Howard rebuild — no...

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